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ERIN Collective is an ensemble of musicians from the Bologna scene born in March 2022 from an idea/project by Gionata Lazzari shared over time by Valentino Pirino, Filippo Cassani, Andrea Lazzari, Marcello Pala, Federico Magazzeni, Giuseppe Sardina and Francesco Antico. Their repertoire, inspired by the Afrobeat of the 70s, is composed of original songs written by Pirino/Lazzari and arranged together with the other members of the group. The style looks to Afrobeat and some of its artists such as Fela Kuti, and Ebo Taylor, but also focuses on contemporaneity and other artists such as Antibalas, Budos Band, Tony Allen and other sounds from other areas of Africa. “Alternative Positive”, anticipated by the singles “Kalam Layl” and “Alafia” is their first LP, which follows the release of the Ep “Same Blood” in 2023 and which marks the meeting between the band and the label Irma Records. The album, strongly influenced by Afrobeat sounds with funk nuances, contains 8 original songs written by Pirino / Lazzari and arranged together with the other members of the group, three of which are instrumental, 4 sung by the Nigerian artist Devon Miles and one by the Moroccan artist Reda Zine. The songs on “Alternative Positive” all have a social value: for ERIN Collective, music takes a stand against inequalities and tries to break down borders and barriers, calling on everyone to commit themselves to rights for peace for resistance to racism and inequalities of all kinds. All this requires commitment and a choice. Music makes you dance, makes you smile, raises your spirits, creates bonds. ÈRÍN means smile, laughter in Yoruba language and it is through this attitude that one can meet the other and that one can defeat fears, borders, cultural differences, hatred and wars. The titles and the meaning of the lyrics of this debut album recall this horizon